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<p>To comment on <em>White Zombie</em> is a task that daunts me. This minor classic, with its wealth of haunting imagery, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/white-zombie-film" target="_blank">has been</a> <a href="http://projectionbooth.blogspot.com/2007/10/31-days-of-zombie-day-15-white-zombie.html" target="_blank">commented</a> <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/white-zombie-film" target="_blank">on</a>, <a href="http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/w_zombie.htm" target="_blank">criticized</a> <a href="http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/holly/w/WhiteZombie.htm" target="_blank">and</a> <a href="http://www.best-horror-movies.com/white-zombie.html" target="_blank">analyzed</a> <a href="http://blog.analogmedium.com/2006/11/white-zombie-1932-review.html" target="_blank">by so</a> <a href="http://www.horrorwatch.com/reviews/movies/white-zombie.shtml" target="_blank">many</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023694/usercomments" target="_blank">people</a>,
that I wonder what I can add.</p><p>Not that I haven't thought about the film. Stills from it ran in <em>Famous Monsters of Filmland</em>, the
magazine that taught me respect for old horror films; those stills fed
my imagination in those pre-cable, pre-home video days. As a kid, I was
forever making my own mental movies out of photos seen in <em>FM</em>. <em>White Zombie</em> was no exception, but unlike other old horror films I wondered about and dreamed of, <em>White Zombie</em> did not disappoint my older self when I finally got to see it.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/white_zombie_1932" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/white_zombie_1932#commentsTheatrical releaseOccultSocial CommentarySupernaturalZombiesUSAWed, 10 Feb 2010 08:51:48 +0000Max Cheney536 at http://classic-horror.comReview: Witchfinder General (1968)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/witchfinder_general_1968
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<p>When “British”, “Horror” and “1960's” pop into most people’s heads, the next word is usually “<a href="/masters/hammer_films">Hammer</a>”, but there were a few others plying their trade at that time. Companies such as London-based Tigon Films churned out a wide range of cheap and cheerful material from horror to soft-core porn to art house drama. Although most of Tigon's output has now sunk into obscurity, they did come up with one bona-fide classic – <em>Witchfinder General</em>. Despite a modest budget of less than £100,000, and a 24-year-old director with only two previous films to his name, it is a well-made, well-acted, very British work of surprising depth and uncompromising brutality, but with some unexpected links to a very American genre of film.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/witchfinder_general_1968" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/witchfinder_general_1968#commentsTheatrical releaseOccultUKTue, 18 Nov 2008 19:32:05 +0000Simon Powell422 at http://classic-horror.comReview: Whispering Corridors (1998)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/whispering_corridors_1998
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<p>If I had to pick a word to describe <i>Whispering Corridors</i>, I think I&rsquo;d have to go with quixotic. In many ways, <i>Corridors</i> is typical of 1990s Asian horror: one dead girl, creepy chilling atmosphere, and a fairly predictable plot. Unlike American films, which are almost always plot driven, <i>Whispering Corridors</i> is driven by mood, so much that, at times, the story only seems to exist to get the film from one tension filmed scene to the next. Unfortunately, the screenwriting isn&rsquo;t necessarily up to the task.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/whispering_corridors_1998" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/whispering_corridors_1998#commentsTheatrical releaseSouth KoreaThu, 23 Oct 2008 08:48:31 +0000Julia Merriam13915 at http://classic-horror.comReview: Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/who_can_kill_a_child_1976
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<p>One of the most terrifying monsters in the modern horror film is the murderous child.&nbsp; We can trace this monster back to at least the late 1950s, when an 8-year old girl murdered her classmate and intimidated her mother in <em>The Bad Seed</em> (1956).&nbsp; Not long after, a gaggle of alien pod children took over a quaint British community in <a href="/reviews/village_of_the_damned_1960"><em>Village of the Damned</em></a> (1960).&nbsp; The notion of malevolent kids continued to horrify audiences well into the 1970s, when Hollywood aligned them with the Devil in wildly popular films like <a href="/reviews/exorcist_1973"><em>The Exorcist</em></a> (1973) and <a href="/reviews/omen_1976"><em>The Omen</em></a> (1976).&nbsp; Perhaps the most unique take on the idea is writer/director <a href="/masters/larry_cohen">Larry Cohen</a>’s film <em>It’s Alive </em>(1974), which proposes that future generations of children will become monstrous by necessity.&nbsp; Cohen has said in several i</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/who_can_kill_a_child_1976" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/who_can_kill_a_child_1976#commentsTheatrical releaseSpainWed, 08 Oct 2008 06:01:15 +0000Joseph Maddrey7912 at http://classic-horror.comReview: Wrestlemaniac (2006)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wrestlemaniac_2006
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<p>Only watch <em>Wrestlemaniac</em> if someone pays you to do it. I can't state strongly enough that this is movie is more than just a waste of your time. It's a waste of the resources used to press and distribute the DVDs. A collector's edition of <em>Howard the Duck</em> would have been a better idea than producing this piece of crap. It is, simply, complete s**t.</p><p>The plot is simple. A van full of amateur porn filmmakers gets stranded in a deserted Mexican town, where a psychotic Mexican wrestler, El Mascarado, systematically hunts and kills them. It's not the most innovative story, and one that doesn't necessarily suck, either. On paper, it looks like it could be schlocky fun.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wrestlemaniac_2006" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wrestlemaniac_2006#commentsDirect-to-videoPsycho KillersUSAWed, 26 Mar 2008 20:45:00 +0000Timothy J. Rush12500 at http://classic-horror.comReview: The Whip and the Body (1963)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/whip_and_the_body_1963
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<p>It is impossible to simply watch Mario Bava&rsquo;s <em>The Whip and the Body</em>. You can only hope to experience it, to let it wash over you and consume your senses. A sumptuous visual masterpiece dripping with sadomasochistic eroticism, <em>The Whip and the Body </em>is the most beautiful of all Bava&rsquo;s films.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/whip_and_the_body_1963" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/whip_and_the_body_1963#commentsTheatrical releaseEastern EuropeGhostsPsycho KillersPsychologicalFranceItalyTue, 23 Oct 2007 08:46:26 +0000Nate Yapp853 at http://classic-horror.comReview: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wes_cravens_new_nightmare_1994
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<p><a href="/masters/wes_craven">Wes Craven</a>'s<em> <a href="/reviews/nightmare_on_elm_street_1984">A Nightmare on Elm Street</a> </em>is a landmark film in the history of screen horror. &nbsp;Blurring the lines between dreams and reality, and introducing one of the genre’s most unique and frightening screen monsters (Freddy Krueger), the <em>Nightmare</em> films are fearsome and has laid the groundwork for a very successful franchise. &nbsp;The sequels, unfortunately, demonstrate a pointed drop in quality when compared to the original, and with the 1991 release of <a href="/reviews/freddys_dead_the_final_nightmare_1991"><em>Freddy's Dead: </em><em>The Final Nightmare</em></a><em>, </em>it seemed the monster was really gone for good.&nbsp; However, in 1994, New Line Cinema decided it was time to bring him back, and recruited series creator, Wes Craven, to make it happen.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wes_cravens_new_nightmare_1994" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wes_cravens_new_nightmare_1994#commentsTheatrical releaseNightmare on Elm StreetUSAWed, 10 Oct 2007 08:29:42 +0000Eric Miller482 at http://classic-horror.comReview: The Wasp Woman (1960)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wasp_woman_1960
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<p>Ahhh&hellip; the world would be so boring without <a href="http://classic-horror.com/masters/roger_corman">Roger Corman</a> directing movies like <em>The Wasp Woman</em>.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wasp_woman_1960" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wasp_woman_1960#commentsTheatrical releaseMad ScientistsMonstersScience FictionUSATue, 02 Oct 2007 08:27:46 +0000Chris Justice8708 at http://classic-horror.comReview: Wolf Creek (2005)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wolf_creek_2005
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<p>I have to admit this: I don't get out much, and when I do, I rarely visit local theaters.</p> <p>Having confessed that, I viewed <em>Wolf Creek</em> in a Ft. Lauderdale theater during a recent excursion to Florida. My viewing was a treat, especially since I experienced firsthand how horror films genuinely scare others: I can still hear the visceral screams from three different women in the audience. Having viewed so many horror flicks, I sometimes, regrettably, forget this aspect of the genre. I also was impressed at how prolific and popular the genre has become: most of the films on the venue had a horror slant to them, and during the previews to <em>Wolf Creek</em>, no other genre was spotlighted.</p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wolf_creek_2005" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wolf_creek_2005#commentsTheatrical releasePsycho KillersAustraliaWed, 12 Apr 2006 07:00:00 +0000Chris Justice2864 at http://classic-horror.comReview: White Noise (2005)http://classic-horror.com/reviews/white_noise_2005
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<p>I am willing to accept that most every attempt at horror that Hollywood puts out is going to be hack. Above this, I can still usually find something at least mildly enjoyable in the typical Hollywood horror flick. This film? Not so much. For a film in which I had such low expectations going in, I still came out disappointed due to directorial incompetence and the fact that the creators were absolutely clueless of the potential of the subject matter.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://classic-horror.com/reviews/white_noise_2005" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://classic-horror.com/reviews/white_noise_2005#commentsTheatrical releaseCanadaUKUSAWed, 08 Jun 2005 07:00:00 +0000Jenn Dlugos161 at http://classic-horror.com